title: [Update on regulatory framework and certification process].
abstract: Patients receiving blood transfusion must benefit from the same quality of care, no matter where they are treated. In an effort to enhance transfusion safety, regulations applicable to blood depot facilities have been considerably reinforced over the last few years. At the present time, facilities authorized to store and distribute labile blood products are subject to the same principles of good practice as transfusion centers. A series of regulations published in 2007 established the duties and responsibilities of depot facilities according to category (emergency, intermediary or distribution) and set out the conditions for certification.
authors.affiliation: EFS Alpes-Méditerranée, Marseille, France. dominique.legrand@efs.sante.fr
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authors.lastname: Legrand
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000592:standards; D001771:Blood Banks / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D001793:Blood Preservation / Q000592:standards; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D005602:France; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products